|
Allied and Soviet Air Forces Please use this forum to discuss the Air Forces of the Western Allies and the Soviet Union. |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
RAF losses on March 22, 1945
Hi all
I am looking for informations about RAF losses on March 22th, exceptr single engine fighters and heavy bombers, AC, crews, codes...... Thanks, Milan |
#2
|
||||
|
||||
Re: RAF losses on March 22, 1945
Hi Milan,
If you exclude single engine fighters and heavy bombers, some data could be readable from this text: 22 March 1945 227 Lancasters and 8 Mosquitos of Nos 1 and 8 Groups to Hildesheim. 4 Lancasters lost. The target was the railway yards; these were bombed but the surrounding built-up areas also suffered severely in what was virtually an area attack. This was the only major Bomber Command raid of the war on Hildesheim and the post-war British survey found that 263 acres, 70 per cent of the town, had been destroyed. Attack on Dülmen by 130 aircraft - 106 Halifaxes, 12 Lancasters, 12 Mosquitos - of Nos 4 and 8 Groups. No aircraft lost. This was an area attack and the town was soon burning after a concentrated raid in clear weather conditions. No other details are available. 124 aircraft - 100 Halifaxes, 12 Lancasters, 12 Mosquitos - of Nos 6 and 8 Groups bombed Dorsten. Dorsten was a rail and canal centre and also the location of a Luftwaffe fuel dump. All these targets were believed to have been hit but the town probably suffered as well. No aircraft were lost. 100 Lancasters of No 3 Group carried out a G-H attack on the town of Bocholt, probably with the intention of cutting communications. The town was seen to be on fire. No aircraft lost. 102 Lancasters of No 5 Group attacked bridges at Bremen (82 aircraft) and Nienburg (20 aircraft of No 617 Squadron). The bridge at Nienburg was destroyed; the bombing at the Bremen bridge appeared to be accurate but no results were seen. No aircraft lost. Total effort for the day: 708 sorties, 4 aircraft (0.6 per cent) lost. Hope it helps maybe a bit.
__________________
Peter Kassak peterkassak (aT) gmail.com http://www.airwarsk.sk also: Zerstorer Research Work Group, "Geschichte des Zerstörergeschwader 76" |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Re: RAF losses on March 22, 1945
Mosquito KB425 Information
Type Mosquito Serial Number KB425 Squadron 163 X1D ??-V Operation Berlin Dates 21st/22nd March 1945 Further Information Airborne 1902 21Mar45 from Wyton. Returned early (reason not established) and crashed 2016 short of the runway threshold at RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire. P/O Drake was rushed to RAF Hospital Ely but died soon after from his injuries. He was taken home and buried in the Falmouth Cemetery, Cornwall. F/O J.D.Rees DFC Inj F/O A.R.S.Drake Inj " Mosquito PF392 Information Type Mosquito Serial Number PF392 Squadron 692 X1D P3-R Operation Berlin Dates 21st/22nd March 1945 Further Information Airborne 1916 21Mar43 from Graveley. Cause of loss and crash-site not established. Both are buried in the Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery. W/O MacPhee was the son of Dr.Burgess MacPhee of Blackburn. W/O I.M.MacPhee KIA Sgt A.V.Sullivan KIA There has been some confusion with this Sqdn been listed as 629 Sqdn which was never formed. Kind regards Ross |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
RAF losses 5./6. March 1945 | JanZ | Allied and Soviet Air Forces | 13 | 25th February 2012 13:40 |
German claims and Allied losses May 1940 | Laurent Rizzotti | Allied and Soviet Air Forces | 2 | 19th May 2010 12:13 |
Bomber Command Losses - 16th March 1945 | RodM | Allied and Soviet Air Forces | 1 | 16th January 2007 02:55 |
RAF losses on March 22th 1945 | milanbencek | Luftwaffe and Axis Air Forces | 0 | 23rd March 2005 17:50 |
56th FG - friendly fire case on 4 May 1943 - info needed | Lagarto | Allied and Soviet Air Forces | 28 | 13th March 2005 00:33 |